Americano breakfast

Eggs, Leek, and Speck
Eggs Benedict

Our Protagonist, having been fairly disappointed thus far with too many of his meals at Americano, gave them one more shot, this time at breakfast.  Sadly, he failed to challenge the kitchen with this breakfast pick; besides the single egg over-easy, the speck merely had to be sliced, as well as the leek.  He had expected something a little more original then merely an egg, a piece of speck, and a slice of leek, but that's what it was.  Out of boredom he glanced over at the Eggs Benedict of his dining partner which had a rather runny-looking hollandaise.   This appeared to be mostly egg yolks and not a lot else, unfortunately, and apparently that's what it tasted like, too.  Our Protagonist hould have ordered a fritatta or something to let them show their abilities a tad more than simply demonstrating their knives were still sharp.  He could have made this at home for much cheaper than what the price was, which is another aggravating point about dining out; even simple dishes need to have their own twist or why eat out at all?  The next visit to Americano will be made kicking-and-screaming, Our Protagonist assures us.  

Cafe Americano

1409 Main Street
Sarasota, FL 34236
941-365-1026

First Watch, Second Breakfast

Roma Frittata

Sometimes it's not about where you go; it's about what you spend.  Today, our Protagonist had a free breakfast coming to him, and having had a good experience, previously, with First Watch, he was happy to share himself with the staff at their expense.  The frittata was fine; think eggs with a side of marinara, and you've pretty much got it.  However, the service was the star this particular morning.  Having not grown up having potatoes for breakfast, our Protagonist asked to switch these out, as well as the toast, which he reserves for special occasions and/or jam.  At no extra charge, out came three fruit cups, one that originally came with the dish, plus two more to substitute for the other items.  How many times has our Protagonist tried to get this very arrangement at other breakfasts to find that he would either be charged extra, or the same when he simply asked for less food.  A nice tip was left to thank the server for her attentiveness to someone who could have been so miserly as to have left no money at all.  Too bad birthdays only come once a year...will have to keep reading the specials board in the meantime.

First Watch
1395 Main Street
Sarasota, FL

941-954-1395

First Watch

Burrito Vera Cruz
Siesta Key Cocktail

Having walked by the specials chalkboard countless times over the last several months, our Protagonist was curious to see if this chain was all it was cracked up to be.  An invitation to breakfast seemed the perfect opportunity to find out for himself.  Dining just after the doors opened with a regular, he received plenty of suggestions, but settled on the Burrito Vera Cruz, sans wrap.  This was more of a scramble in the end, but was very tasty with fluffy eggs, the spicy kick of chorizo, and the surprisingly good Vera Cruz sauce; not once did our Protagonist regret this being poured over his dish, but, rather, indulged in more.  The Siesta Key Cocktail was the breakfast-of-choice of the dining partner; while it looked tempting, our Protagonist defines breakfast as featuring eggs in some capacity.  Perhaps it can be sampled in the future along with another breakfast offering.

First Watch
1395 Main Street
Sarasota, FL

941-954-1395